1877 Biographical Directory
Taken from The Past and Present of
La Salle County, Illinois
Chicago: H. F. Kett & Co., Cor. 5th Ave. and Washington St. 1877
Bruce Township
(P.O. Streator)
G - L
| Name | Occupation & Notes | Township |
| GADDIS, Adam | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| GADDIS, David | Mfg. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GAFF, Henry | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GAFF, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GAFFEY, Thos. | Blacksmith | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GALE, W. Hector | Editor "Pioneer". Born Oneida, Madison Co., N.Y. in 1847. To this county 1875. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GALLAGHER, Pat | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GALLAGHER, Thos. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| GALLOWAY, David | Blacksmith | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GALLOWAY, Jno. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| GARDNER, Mat. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GATES, Albert | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GATES, W. S. | Book seller | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GAUT, Geo. | Collection agt. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GAVIN, Geo. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GAVIN, Martin | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GEIGER, Jacob | Saloon | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GIBBONS, Ed | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GILBERT, Jas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GLASSMAN, Geo. | Tailor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GLEASON, Jas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GLEASON, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GLEASON, Mat. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GLEMSER, G. | Butcher | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GODDARD, J. R. | Travel agent, Coal Co. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GOSSILLIN, Andrew | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GRABLE, M. N. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GRAHAM, R. A. | Farmer. Born this county 1855. Married 1877, Maggie ARMSTRONG. He is the son of William GRAHAM who died 1859. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GRAY, J. A. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GRAY, Peter | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GRAY, Wm. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| GREEN, F. O. | Conductor R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GREEN, Geo. | Mine overseer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GRIFFIN, Cornelius | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GRIFFITH, Ross | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GRIFFITH, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GROSH, T. J. | Mechanic | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GROSSMAN, David | Paper hanging | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GUMM, Eli | Labor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| GURNES, Jacob | Wagon maker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HACKSHAW, Alex. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HALDEMAN, A. S. | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HALL, Hugh | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HALL, Robt. | Livery | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HALLISEY, Tim | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HALLIGAN, Thos. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HAMILTON, Amos | Labor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HANNA, Chris | Labor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HARGRAVES, Richard | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HARPER, Wm. | Bakery | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HARRIS, Thos. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| HARTMAN, Geo. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HARVEY, J. G. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| HASH, Andrew | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HASKELL, M. B. | Telegraph Operator | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HASKELL, W. W. | Jeweler | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HATTENHAUER, B. A. | Druggist | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HAWLEY, C. A. | Yardmaster R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HAY, Alex. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HAZELTON, H. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| HEAD, O. H. | Books & Stationary | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HEENAN, Daniel | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| HEINER, Henry | Harness maker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HELM, Alex. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HENDERSON, Byron | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HENRY, Jas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HENSHEY, B. B. | Druggist | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HENSIL, Wm. | R. R. Engineer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HESS, J. M. | Doctor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HERMAN, S. G. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HESTOR, Paul | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HEWITT, Jno. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HICKS, Milton | Lumber dealer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HIGGINS, Thos. | Dentist | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HILL, Hopkins | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| HILL, J. B. | Temp. lecturer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HILL, Jno. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HILL, Philip | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HILL, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HILLENBRAND, Andrew | Butcher | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HILLIARD, Geo. | Mine overseer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HILLIER, Jas. | Saloon | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HILLIER, Jno. | Mine overseer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HINES, Pat | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HODGE, Jno F. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HODGE, David | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOGE, Walter | Editor Streator "Free Press." Born Green Co., Penn. 1847. To this county 1856. Wife is Belle TULLIS. She was born in LaSalle Co., Ill. in 1852. Married 1874. Their daughter, Mabel. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOLCOMB, Aaron | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOLCOMB, Dan | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOLCOMB, Hiram | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOLCOMB, Jas. W. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOLCOMB, Jno | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOLCOMB, S. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOLMES, Frank | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOLST, J. R. | Episcopal Minister | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOPPING, M. C. | Butcher | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOUGHTON, Fred | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOWARD, Geo. W. | Lumber Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOWE, Chas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOWE, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HOWELL, Martin A. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HUDSON, T. P. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HUGGINS, Alex. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HUGGINS, Jas. | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HUGGINS, D. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HULL, Henry | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HUNTER, Jas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HURBURT, Max. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HURST, J. P. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HURST, Roger | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| HURST, T. W. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JACK, Mat. | Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JACKSON, F. S. | Car repairer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JACKSON, W. S. | Banker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JACOBS, Jas. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JAMES, Griffith | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JAMISON, S. H. | Marble mfg. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JARDINE, Andrew | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JARDINE, Dan C. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JARDINE, Duncan | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JENKINS, Jno | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JENNINGS, O. | Ret. Merchant | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JEWEL, N. | Gunsmith | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JOHNS, C. | Doctor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JOHNSON, Abe | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JOHNSON, Levi | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JOHNSON, Marion | Hotel | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JOHNSON, Oscar | Messenger | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JOHNSON, Sam'l | Justice of Peace | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JOHNSON, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JOHNSON, Wm. F. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JONES, Edward | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JONES, Hugh | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JONES, Jas. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| JONES, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JONES, Jno. J. | Water bailer in mines | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JONES, Matthew | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| JONES, Wiley | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JOPLING, Martin | Tailor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| JORDAN, Wm. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KANE, Pat | Engineer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KANGLEY, John | Makes bricks | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KAYLOR, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KEAR, Isaac | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KELLER, C. W. | Lawyer. Born in Titusville, Penn. 1835. To this county 1871. Married 1858, Ellen M. WRIGHT in Brookfield, Ill. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KENFIELD, Joel W. | School teacher | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KELLEY, Benj | Car repairer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KELLEY, Pat | Blacksmith | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KELLEY, Wm. A. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KENALLEY, Wm. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KENNEDY, Alfred | Saloon | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KENNEDY, Wm. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KENT, Andrew | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KING, Henry | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KIRBY, A. N. | R. R. agent | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KIRBY, E. D. | R. R. Station agent | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KIRBY, J. H. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| KIRK, Hugh | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KIRKPATRICK, John | Ret. Capitalist | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KLINGER, H. P. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KNAPP, Reuben | Painter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KOEHLER, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| KUHNS, J. S. | Ass't Cashier at bank | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LAMASNEY, John | Supervisor Bruce Co. Born Penn. 1833. To Illinois in 1860. To LaSalle Co. in 1869. Married Sarah SEVENS. She died in 1862. Children: Charlie B. and Mary E. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LANE, Frank | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LANGLEY, E. | Farm | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LANGON, Thos. | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LARGE, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LASH, Alonzo | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LASH, Geo. | Teamster | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LASH, John | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LASH, Robert | Farmer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LAUGHLIN, Abner | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LAUGHLIN, Wm. | Horse dealer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LAVELL, Pat | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LAW, Robt. | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LAW, Samuel | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LAWS, Wm. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LAVELLE, W. H. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| LEACH, W. B. | R. R. engineer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LEE, James | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LEESE, Wm. L. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LENNON, Pat. | Brick maker | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LEONARD, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LEROY, David | Doctor | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LETTS, Mike | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LETZ, John | Carpenter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LEY, Wm. | Plasterer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LIEDKE, John A. | Boarding | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LITTLE, D. B. | Auditor for R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LILLEE, James | Agent for Streator Coal Co. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LILLEE, Robt | Ret. Coal dealer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LINSCOTT, C. H. | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LIPPRANT, H. | Coal dealer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LISVEY, John | Miner | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LITTLE, Geo. | Barber | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LOGAN, John M. | Laborer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LOSER, Mike | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator | |
| LUCANS, F. M. | Clerk R. R. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LUKE, Geo. | Painter | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LUKINS, Wm. H. | Gas dealer | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LUTHER, M. J. | Coal operator. Born Allegheny Co., N.Y. 1835. To this county 1867. Married 1869, Melissa WILSON. She was born Washington Co., Penn. in 1848. | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
| LYONS, Geo. B. | Clerk | Bruce Township-P.O. Streator |
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